Facial Hair Style Don’ts

Risk-takers are usually either spot-on or dead-wrong; seldom does a gray area exist. And nowhere is this rule of absolution more applicable than when it comes to men’s facial hair. You get it just right or all wrong; there’s no in between. Facial hair, when executed properly, gives you a suave, debonair look, but if it’s unkempt or ridiculously styled, it makes a total mockery out of you. That’s why to uphold our end of the bargain, we’re crying foul on the free-wheeling facial hair styles that some guys are attempting in the name of fashion-forwardness. Here then, for your amusement or embarrassment, but definitely for your education, are six facial hair style don’ts.

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According to superstition, an upside-down horseshoe is good luck. Unfortunately, the luck runs dry if the upturned horseshoe hangs above your lip. In recent years, this look has been popularized by the “modern cowboy” and the legendary Hulk Hogan. Yes, these two mythological entities can pull this look off, but the average Joe should consider the horseshoe to be one of the most catastrophic facial hair style don’ts. Thanks to its full-growth mustache, which extends past the lips and down to the jaw line, it appears outmoded and out of style. Some guys think the horseshoe is a tough, ruggedly stylish way to wear their facial hair, but that’s only wishful thinking.

Don’t confuse this facial hair style don’t with: A mature, handsome style provided by a full beard that draws accurate inspiration from the more rugged, masculine traditions of men’s fashion.